[DUG] Borland breakup demanded

[Stefan Mueller]

But then I would prefer it the other way around - Delphi stays with Borland
and all the other stuff goes under a new company name ... Borland has always
been and should stay a brand name for software compilers and IDE's. Giving
Delphi a new company branding would kill it as nobody percept it as a
serious and supported development platform anymore.

 

Stefan

 

-----Original Message-----
From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz] On
Behalf Of Kyley Harris
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 1:21 PM
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] Borland breakup demanded

 

Actually, I think its a great idea. I would rate all the problems found in
the current version of delphi as being lack of focus. Trying to make delphi
into a wrapper for all the other spin off products instead of keeping delphi
as delphi. A delphi only company would be good for the ide and the language.

Stefan Mueller wrote: 

Did any of you read the latest twist in this break up story?
 
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050727/daw029.html?.v=16
 
  
.... I believe that Borland can maximize the value of the Delphi and the
Deploy (Visibroker, Borland Application Server and related software) product
groups by spinning them off or selling them as soon as possible ....
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
 
ouch .. I don't like the sound of that one ...
 
 
Regards,
Stefan Mueller
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz] On
Behalf Of Leigh Wanstead
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 8:35 AM
To: Paul A Norman; NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: RE: [DUG] Borland breakup demanded
 
I don't care they breakup or not.
 
I just want two points here.
 
Delphi really should offer 64bit compile. And I would like continue
development of Kylix.
 
Regards
Leigh
http://www.salenz.com
 
-----Original Message-----
From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz
[mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz]On Behalf Of Paul A Norman
Sent: Saturday, 23 July 2005 1:35 p.m.
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: [DUG] Borland breakup demanded
 
 
Posted this to Off Topic, but felt it belonged here:
 
Any one in Borland Australasia up with the play with the following yet?
 
From:  http://uk.builder.com/0,39026540,39257625,00.htm
Borland breakup demanded
Martin LaMonica, 20 July 2005
CNET News.com
 
A former Borland board member wants the company split along
development tool lines and is developing a plan to make it happen
Robert Coates, a shareholder and former board member of Borland, has
said that he will submit a plan to spin off some product lines in
order to "restore Borland's market value". In a statement issued on
Wednesday, Coates said he is developing a plan to break off Borland's
different development tool product units as separate companies to
better serve customers. "This will also allow Borland to deliver
dependable and sustainable growth in revenues and earnings from a core
set of products," Coates said in the statement.
 
Once a large player in the development tools business, Borland is
facing increasing competition from open source alternatives and larger
companies, notably IBM and Microsoft. The company's chief executive,
Dale Fuller, resigned earlier this month when Borland said its
second-quarter loss would be larger than expected. The forthcoming
plan by Coates is one of several actions he has taken. In May, he
issued a statement calling on shareholders to play a more active role
in shaking up Borland's management. And in late 2003, he submitted a
proxy resolution to have Borland board members elected annually by
shareholders.
 
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